Dish Earth

[DishSubLA]

While I would no view it for several weeks, I did like the channel and did watch or record pretty regularly. It was most interesting seeing the clouds/weather systems. I shall miss it. RIP, Dish Earth.

 

[lfp302]

Ditto on the best wishes for the east coast.
Dish Earth - It's been Temp. Unavailable every morning for over a week, but has been
viewable later in the day. I saw it yesterday afternoon with a decent picture.
Program guide say Off Air, but lists it as usual for rest of week.

 

[MikeD-C05]

I'm betting that the aliens got a hold of the camera to pay us back for our Martian invasion.

 

[rc811002]

1700 central. Off air. Channel unavailable.

 

[thechaz05]

I'm betting that the aliens got a hold of the camera to pay us back for our Martian invasion.

Shhh, they are listening.

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[Jhon69]

I'm betting that the aliens got a hold of the camera to pay us back for our Martian invasion.

I heard the last pictures transmitted was a little bugeyed dude trying to put in his ATM card,guess he got pissed off when it didn't pay out?

 

[TheKrell]

I'll miss it too. Wish it had been an HD camera with much better exposure control, so you could actually see something.

 

[MattG@DISH]

Effective October 29th, DISH Earth (Ch 287) will no longer be available due to the cameras being decommissioned. This is all the details that we were provided with. :

Like many of you, I wanted to check out Sandy.

 

[3HaloODST]

RIP DISH Earth: 4/22/2009-10/29/2012 .

 

[thechaz05]

RIP DISH Earth: 4/22/2009-10/29/2012 .

it is sad, I always thought this was a super cool thing

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[The Fat Man]

I actually used to show it to my daughter. She couldn't comprehend that it was a camera from where the stars are, looking down at us.

 

[TNGTony]

Amazing how many adults have a hard time understanding that as well!

 

[RT-Cat]

When I saw it gone from the guide, I was sad also. I have a great recording of when it was the first day of Spring 2012. Recorded about 3Am. Shows the thin ring of light all the way around the planet. Nice.
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The only way I would have improved that channel was to have it on a more Eastern Sat. Michigan was hard to find most of the time.

RT

 

[whitewolf8214]

Amazing how many adults have a hard time understanding that as well!

Amen

 

[cbjbs]

what does it mean that the camera is being decommissioned?

 

[3HaloODST]

what does it mean that the camera is being decommissioned?

Means it will no longer be used.

I guess 3 years of direct radiation from the Sun took its toll...

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[dare2be]

Means it will no longer be used.

I guess 3 years of direct radiation from the Sun took its toll...

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Damn that pesky sun. Who needs it?

 

[samalex]

Well darn, I just assumed the channel moved and had been too lazy to look it up ... but sucks to see it's gone. I also enjoyed watching it, and sometime at night while working I'd just turn it on and listen to whatever music was playing and enjoy the view.

RIP indeed ...

 

[dare2be]

Perhaps this is what the Mayans meant when they ended their calendar signaling the end of the Earth. They were just off by a couple of months.

 

[JasonSu]

I wonder if there is a new camera on Echostar XVI, I don't know if we will get that lucky, but we can hope. I always enjoyed watching the earth on television because it put things in perspective. Especially with a "You Are here" sticky note on the television.